353。Measuredmood。Theformalmannerrequiredbycourtetiquette。
360。Dear。Thisisthereadingofthe1sted。andalmosteveryotherthatwehaveseen。Weareinclined，however，tobelievethatScottwrote"clear。"Thefacsimilesofhishandwritingshowthathisd’sandcl’smighteasilybeconfoundedbyacompositor。
363。Snood。ThefilletorribbonwithwhichtheScotchmaidensboundtheirhair。Seeoniii。114below。Itistherichmaterialsofsnood，plaid，andbroochthatbetrayherbirth。
Therhymeofplaidwithmaidandbetrayedisnotimperfect，theScottishpronunciationofplaidbeinglikeourplayed。
385。Oneonly。Fortheinversion，cf。Shakespeare，J。C。i。2。
157："Whenthereisinitbutoneonlyman；"Goldsmith，D。V。39：
"Oneonlymastergraspsthewholedomain，"etc。
393。Awhileshepaused，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Aspaceshepaused，noanswercame，——
’Alpine，wasthinetheblast？’thenameLessresolutelyutteredfell，Theechoescouldnotcatchtheswell。
’Norfoenorfriend，’thestrangersaid，Advancingfromthehazelshade。
Thestartledmaid，withhastyoar，Pushedherlightshallopfromtheshore。"
andjustbelow：
"Soo’erthelaketheswanwouldspring，Thenturntopruneitsruffledwing。"
404。Prune。Pickoutdamagedfeathersandarrangetheplumagewiththebill。Cf。Shakespeare，Cymb。v。4。118：
"hisroyalbirdPrunestheimmortalwing，"etc。
408。Wont。Arewont，oraccustomed；nowusedonlyintheparticiple。Theformhereisthepasttenseoftheobsoletewon，orwone，todwell。ThepresentisfoundinMilton，P。L。vii。
457：
"Asfromhislairthewildbeast，wherehewonsInforestwild，inthicket，brake，orden。"
Cf。Spenser，Virgil’sGnat：
"OfPoetsPrince，whetherwewoonbesideFaireXanthussprincledwithChimaerasblood，OrinthewoodsofAsteryabide；"
andColinCloutsComeHomeAgaine：
"IweenedsurehewasoutGodalone，Andonlywoondinfieldsandforestshere。"
Seealsoiv。278and298below。
409。Middleage。AsJamesdiedattheageofthirty（in1542），thisisnotstrictlytrue，buttheportraitinotherrespectsisquiteaccurate。Hewasfondofgoingaboutdisguised，andsomeofhisfreaksofthiskindarepleasantlyrelatedinScott’sTalesofaGrandfather。Seeonvi。740below。
425。Slighting，etc。"Treatinglightlyhisneedoffoodandshelter。"
432。Atlength。The1sted。has"atlast。"
433。ThatHighlandhallswere，etc。TheMS。has"Herfather’shallwas，"etc。
434。Wildered。Seeon274above。
438。Acouch。Thatis，theheatherforit。Cf。666below。
441。Mere。Lake；asinWindermere，etc。
443。Rood。Cross，orcrucifix。Bytheroodwasacommonoath；
sobytheholyrood，asinShakespeare，Rich。III。iii。2。77，iv。4。165。Cf。thenameofHolyroodPalaceinEdinburgh。Seeii。221below。
451。Romantic。TheMS。has"enchanting。"
457。Yesternight。Wehavelostthisword，thoughweretainyesterday。Cf。yester—morninv。104below。Asfar=asfarbackas。
460。Wason，etc。TheMS。reads："Isoftenonthefuturebent。"
"Ifforceofevidencecouldauthorizeustobelievefactsinconsistentwiththegenerallawsofnature，enoughmightbeproducedinfavoroftheexistenceofthesecond—sight。ItiscalledinGaelicTaishitaraugh，fromTaish，anunrealorshadowyappearance；andthosepossessedofthefacultyarecalledTaishatrin，whichmaybeaptlytranslatedvisionaries。Martin，asteadybelieverinthesecond—sight，givesthefollowingaccountofit：——
’Thesecond—sightisasingularfacultyofseeinganotherwiseinvisibleobjectwithoutanypreviousmeansusedbythepersonthatusesifforthatend：thevisionmakessuchalivelyimpressionupontheseers，thattheyneitherseenorthinkofanythingelse，exceptthevision，aslongasitcontinues；andthentheyappearpensiveorjovial，accordingtotheobjectthatwasrepresentedtothem。
’Atthesightofavision，theeyelidsofthepersonareerected，andtheeyescontinuestaringuntiltheobjectvanish。Thisisobvioustootherswhoarebywhenthepersonshappentoseeavision，andoccurredmorethanoncetomyownobservation，andtoothersthatwerewithme……
’Ifawomanisseenstandingataman’slefthand，itisapresagethatshewillbehiswife，whethertheybemarriedtoothers，orunmarriedatthetimeoftheapparition。
’Toseeasparkoffirefalluponone’sarmorbreastisaforerunnerofadeadchildtobeseeninthearmsofthosepersons；ofwhichthereareseveralfreshinstances……
’Toseeaseatemptyatthetimeofone’ssittinginit，isapresageofthatperson’sdeathsoonafter’（Martin’sDescriptionoftheWesternIslands，1716，8vo，p。300，etseq。）。
"Totheseparticularsinnumerableexamplesmightbeadded，allattestedbygraveandcredibleauthors。But，indespiteofevidencewhichneitherBacon，Boyle，norJohnsonwereabletoresist，theTaish，withallitsvisionaryproperties，seemstobenowuniversallyabandonedtotheuseofpoetry。TheexquisitelybeautifulpoemofLochielwillatonceoccurtotherecollectionofeveryreader"（Scott）。
462。Birchen。Shadedbybirches。Cf。Milton’s"cedarnalleys"
inComus，990。
464。Lincolngreen。AclothmadeinLincoln，muchwornbyhunters。
467。Heron。Theearlyeds。have"heron’s。"
475。Errant—knight。Knight—errant。
476。Sooth。True。WefindsoothestinMilton，Comus，823。Thenounsooth（truth）ismorecommon，andstillsurvivesinsoothsayer（tellerofhiddentruth）。Cf。v。64below。
478。Emprise。Enterprise。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。ii。7。39："Butgivemeleavetofollowmyemprise，"etc。
485。Hisnoblehand。TheMS。has"Thisgentlehand；"andinthenextline，"theoarshedrew。"
490。Frequent。Often；oneofthemanyinstancesoftheadjectiveusedadverbiallyinthepoem。
492。Therockyisle。ItisstillknownasEllen’sIsle。"Itisratherhigh，andirregularlypyramidal。Itismostlycomposedofdark—grayrocks，mottledwithpaleandgraylichens，peepingouthereandthereamidtreesthatmantlethem，——chieflylight，gracefulbirches，intermingledwithred—berriedmountainashesandafewdark—green，spirypines。Thelandingisbeneathanagedoak；and，asdidtheLadyandtheKnight，thetravellernowascends’aclamberingunsuspectedroad，’byrudesteps，tothesmallirregularsummitoftheisland。Amorepoetic，romanticretreatcouldhardlybeimagined：itisunique。Itiscompletelyhidden，notonlybythetrees，butalsobyanundergrowthofbeautifulandabundantfernsandtheloveliestofheather"
（Hunnewell’sLandsofScott）。
500。Winded。Wound；usedforthesakeofthemeasure，asinv。
22below。WefindtheparticiplewindedinMuchAdo，i。1。243；
butitis=blown。Theverbinthatsenseisderivedfromthenounwind（airinmotion），andhasnoconnectionwithwind，toturn。Cf。Wb。
504。Hereforretreat，etc。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：
"TheCelticchieftains，whoseliveswerecontinuallyexposedtoperil，hadusually，inthemostretiredspotoftheirdomains，someplaceofretreatforthehourofnecessity，which，ascircumstanceswouldadmit，wasatower，acavern，orarustichut，inastrongandsecludedsituation。OneoftheselastgaverefugetotheunfortunateCharlesEdward，inhisperilouswanderingsafterthebattleofCulloden。
’Itwassituatedinthefaceofaveryrough，high，androckymountain，calledLetternilichk，stillapartofBenalder，fullofgreatstonesandcrevices，andsomescatteredwoodinterspersed。
ThehabitationcalledtheCage，inthefaceofthatmountain，waswithinasmallthickbushofwood。Therewerefirstsomerowsoftreeslaiddown，inordertolevelthefloorforahabitation；
andastheplacewassteep，thisraisedthelowersidetoanequalheightwiththeother：andthesetrees，inthewayofjoistsorplanks，werelevelledwithearthandgravel。Therewerebetwixtthetrees，growingnaturallyontheirownroots，somestakesfixedintheearth，which，withthetrees，wereinterwovenwithropes，madeofheathandbirchtwigs，uptothetopoftheCage，itbeingofaroundorratherovalshape；andthewholethatchedandcoveredoverwithfog。Thewholefabrichung，asitwere，byalargetree，whichreclinedfromtheoneend，allalongtheroof，totheother，andwhichgaveitthenameoftheCage；andbychancetherehappenedtobetwostonesatasmalldistancefromoneanother，inthesidenexttheprecipice，resemblingthepillarsofachimney，wherethefirewasplaced。
Thesmokehaditsventouthere，allalongthefalloftherock，whichwassomuchofthesamecolor，thatonecoulddiscovernodifferenceintheclearestday’（Home’sHistoryoftheRebellion，Lond。1802，4to，p。381）。"
525。Idoeanvine。Somehavetakenthistorefertothe"redwhortleberry，"thebotanicalnameofwhichisVacciniumvitisIdoea；butasthatisnotaclimber，itismoreprobablythatthecommonvineisheremeant。IdoeanisfromIda，amountainnearancientTroy（therewasanotherinCrete），famousforitsvines。
526。Clematis。TheClimatisvitalba，oneofthepopularEnglishnamesofwhichisvirgin—bower。
528。Andeveryfavoredplantcouldbear。Thatis，whichcouldendure。ThisellipsisoftherelativewasverycommoninElizabethanEnglish。Cf。Shakespeare，M。forM。ii。2。23："I
haveabrotheriscondemnedtodie；"Rich。II。ii。2。128："Thehateofthoselovenottheking，"etc。SeealsoJohn，iii。11，etc。
532。Onheavenandonthyladycall。Thisissaidgayly，orsportively，askeepinguptheideaofaknight—errant。Cf。475
above。
542。Careless。Seeon490above。
546。Target。Buckler；thetargeofiii。445，etc。SeeScott’snoteonv。380below。
548。Store。Stored，laidup；anobsoleteadjective。Cf。iii。3
below，andseealsoonvi。124。
551。Andtherethewild—cat’s，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Therehungthewild—cat’sbrindledhide，Abovetheelk’sbranchedbrowandskull，Andfrontletoftheforestbull。"
559。Garnishforth。Cf。furnishforthin442above。
566。Brook。Bear，endure；nowseldomusedexceptwithreferencetowhatisenduredagainstone’swillorinclination。ItseemstobeafavoritewordwithScott。
573。FerragusorAscabart。"ThesetwosonsofAnakflourishedinromanticfable。ThefirstiswellknowntotheadmirersofAriostobythenameofFerrau。HewasanantagonistofOrlando，andwasatlengthslainbyhiminsinglecombat……Ascapart，orAscabart，makesaverymaterialfigureintheHistoryofBevisofHampton，bywhomhewasconquered。HiseffigiesmaybeseenguardingonesideofthegateatSouthampton，whiletheotherisoccupiedbyBevishimself"（Scott）。
580。Towhom，thoughmorethankindredknew。TheMS。reads：
"Towhom，thoughmoreremoteherclaim，YoungEllengaveamother’sname。"
ShewasthematernalauntofEllen，butwaslovedasamotherbyher，ormorethan（such）kindred（usually）knew（inwayofaffection）。
585。Thoughallunasked，etc。"TheHighlanders，whocarriedhospitalitytoapunctiliousexcess，aresaidtohaveconsidereditaschurlishtoaskastrangerhisnameorlineagebeforehehadtakenrefreshment。Feudsweresofrequentamongthem，thatacontraryrulewouldinmanycaseshaveproducedthediscoveryofsomecircumstancewhichmighthaveexcludedtheguestfromthebenefitoftheassistancehestoodinneedof"（Scott）。
591。Snowdoun。AnoldnameofStirlingCastle。Seevi。789
below。
592。Lordofabarrenheritage。"BythemisfortunesoftheearlierJameses，andtheinternalfeudsoftheScottishchiefs，thekinglypowerhadbecomelittlemorethananame。Eachchiefwasapettykinginhisowndistrict，andgavejustsomuchobediencetotheking’sauthorityassuitedhisconvenience"
（Taylor）。
596。Wot。Knows；thepresentoftheobsoletewit（theinfinitivetowitisstilluseinlegalforms），notofweet，asgenerallystated。SeeMatzner，Eng。Gram。i。382。Cf。
Shakespeare，Rich。III。ii。3。18："No，no，goodfriends，Godwot。"Healsouseswots（asinHen。V。iv。1。299）andaparticiplewotting（inW。T。iii。2。77）。
602。Require。Request，ask；asinElizanethanEnglish。Cf。
Shakespeare，Hen。VIII。ii。4。144："InhumblestmannerIrequireyourhighness，"etc。
603。Theelderlady’smien。TheMS。has"themother’seasymien。"
606。Ellen，thoughmore，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Ellen，thoughmoreherlooksbetrayedThesimpleheartofmountainmaid，Inspeechandgesture，formandgrace，Showedshewascomeofgentlerace；
’Twasstrange，inbirthsorude，tofindSuchface，suchmanners，andsuchmind。
Eachanxioushintthestrangergave，Themotherheardwithsilencegrave。"
616。Weirdwomenwe，etc。Seeon35above。Weirdhere=
skilledinwitchcraft；likethe"weirdsisters"ofMacbeth。Down=hill（theGaelicdun）。
622。Aharpunseen。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："’"They[theHighlanders]delightmuchinmusicke，butchieflyinharpsandclairschoesoftheirownfashion。Thestringsoftheclairschoesaremadeofbrassewire，andthestringsoftheharpsofsinews；whichstringstheystrikeeitherwiththeirnayles，growinglong，orelsewithaninstrumentappointedforthatuse。
Theytakegreatpleasuretodecketheirharpsandclairschoeswithsilverandpreciousstones；thepooreonesthatcannotattaynehereunto，deckethemwithchristall。Theysingversesprettilycompound，contayning（forthemostpart）praysesofvaliantmen。Thereisnotalmostanyotherargument，whereoftheirrhymesintreat。TheyspeaktheancientFrenchlanguage，alteredalittle。"[FN#6]
’TheharpandchairschoesarenowonlyheardofintheHighlandsinancientsong。Atwhatperiodtheseinstrumentsceasedtobeused，isnotonrecord；andtraditionissilentonthishead。
But，asIrishharpersoccasionallyvisitedtheHighlandsandWesternIslestilllately，theharpmighthavebeenextantsolateasthemiddleofthepresentcentury。Thusfarweknow，thatfromremotetimesdowntothepresent，harperswerereceivedaswelcomeguests，particularlyintheHighlandsofScotland；andsolateasthelatterendofthesixteenthcentury，asappearsbytheabovequotations，theharpwasincommonuseamongthenativesoftheWesternIsles。Howithappenedthatthenoisyandinharmoniousbagpipebanishedthesoftandexpressiveharp，wecannotsay；butcertainitis，thatthebagpipeisnowtheonlyinstrumentthatobtainsuniversallyintheHighlanddistricts’
（Campbell’sJourneythroughNorthBritain。London，1808，4to，i。
175）。
"Mr。Gunn，ofEdinburgh，haslatelypublishedacuriousEssayupontheHarpandHarpMusicoftheHighlandsofScotland。Thattheinstrumentwasonceincommonusethere，ismostcertain。
ClelandnumbersanacquaintancewithitamongthefewaccomplishmentswhichhissatireallowstotheHighlanders：——
’Innothingthey’reaccountedsharp，Exceptinbagpipeorinharm。’"
624。Soldier，rest！etc。Themetreofthissongistrochaic；
thatis，theaccentsfallregularlyontheoddsyllables。
631。Inslumberdewing。Thatis，bedewing。Forthemetaphor，cf。Shakespeare，Rich。III。iv。1。84："thegoldendewofsleep；"
andJ。C。ii。1。230："thehoney—heavydewofslumber。"
635。Mornoftoil，etc。TheMS。has"noonofhunger，nightofwaking；"andinthenextline，"rouse"forreach。
638。Pibroch。"AHighlandair，suitedtotheparticularpassionwhichthemusicianwouldeitherexciteorassuage；generallyappliedtothoseairsthatareplayedonthebagpipebeforetheHighlanderswhentheygoouttobattle"（Jamieson）。Hereitisputforthebagpipeitself。Seealsoonii。363below。
642。Andthebitternsoundhisdrum。Goldsmith（D。V。44）callsthebird"thehollow—soundingbittern；"andinhisAnimatedNature，hesaysthatofallthenotesofwaterfowl"thereisnonesodismallyhollowastheboomingofthebittern。"
648。Shepaused，etc。TheMS。has"Shepaused——butwakedagainthelay。"
655。TheMS。reads："Slumbersweetourspellsshalldealye；"
andin657：
"Letourslumbrousspellsavailyebeguileye。"
657。Reveille。Thecalltorousetroopsorhuntsmeninthemorning。
669。Forestsports。TheMS。has"mountainchase。"
672。NotEllens’spell。Thatis，notevenEllen’sspell。Onthepassage，cf。Rokeby，i。2：
"Sleepcameatlength，butwithatrainOffeelingstrueandfanciesvain，Mingling，inwilddisordercast，Theexpectedfuturewiththepast。"
693。Orisitallavisionnow？LockhartquoteshereThomson’sCastleofIndolence：
"Yeguardianspirits，towhommanisdear，Fromthesefouldemonsshieldthemidnightgloom：
Angelsoffancyandlove，benear。
Ando’ertheblankofsleepdiffuseabloom：
EvokethesacredshadesofGreeceandRome，Andletthemvirtuewithalookimpart；
Butchief，awhile，O！lendusfromthetombThoselong—lostfriendsforwhominlovewesmart，andfillwithpiousaweandjoy—mixtwoetheheart。
"Orareyousportive？——bidthemornofyouthRisetonewlight，andbeamafreshthedaysOfinnocence，simplicity，andtruth；
Tocaresestranged，andmanhood’sthornyways。
Whattransport，toretraceourboyishplays，Oureasybliss，wheneachthingjoysupplied；
Thewoods，themountains，andthewarblingmazeOfthewildbooks！"
TheCriticalReviewsaysofthefollowingstanza（xxxiv）："Suchastrangeandromanticdreamasmaybenaturallyexpectedtoflowfromtheextraordinaryeventsoftheday。Itmight，perhaps，bequotedasoneofMr。Scott’smostsuccessfuleffortsindescriptivepoetry。Somefewlinesofitareindeedunrivalledfordelicacyandmelancholytenderness。"
704。Grisly。Grim，horrible；anobsoleteword，muchusedinoldpoetry。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。i。5。30："herdarkegrieslylooke；"
Shakespeare，1Hen。VI。i。4。47："Mygrislycountenancemadeothersfly，"etc。Seealsoiv。322，etc。below。
723。Played，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Playedon/thebosomsofthelake，/LockKatrine’sstillexpanse；
Thebirch，thewildrose，andthebroomWastedaroundtheirrichperfume……
Thebirch—treesweptinbalmydew；
TheaspensleptonBenvenue；
Wildweretheheartwhosepassions’powerDefiedtheinfluenceofthehour。"
724。Passion’s。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；
somerecenteds。have"passions’。"
738。Orisons。The1sted。has"orison"bothhereandin740
（theed。of1821onlyinthelatter）；butthewordisalmostinvariablyplural，bothinpoetryandprose——alwaysinShakespeareandMilton。
CantoSecond。
7。Aminstrelgray。"ThatHighlandchieftains，toalateperiod，retainedintheirservicethebard，asafamilyofficer，admitsofveryeasyproof。TheauthoroftheLettersfromtheNorthofScotland，anofficerofengineers，quarteredatInvernessabout1720，whocertainlycannotbedeemedafavorablewitness，givesthefollowingaccountoftheoffice，andofabard，whomheheardexercisehistalentofrecitation：——’ThebardiskilledinthegenealogyofalltheHighlandfamilies，sometimespreceptortotheyounglaird，celebratesinIrishversetheoriginalofthetribe，thefamouswarlikeactionsofthesuccessiveheads，andsingshisownlyricksasanopiatetothechief，whenindisposedforsleep；butpoetsarenotequallyesteemedandhonoredinallcountries。Ihappenedtobeawitnessofthedishonourdonetothemuse，atthehouseofoneofthechiefs，wheretwoofthesebardsweresetatagooddistance，atthelowerendofalongtable，withaparcelofHighlandersofnoextraordinaryappearance，overacupofale。Poorinspiration！
Theywerenotaskedtodrinkaglassofwineatourtable，thoughthewholecompanyconsistedonlyofthegreatman，oneofhisnearrelations，andmyself。Aftersomelittletime，thechieforderedoneofthemtosingmeaHighlandsong。Thebardreadilyobeyed，andwithahoarsevoice，andinatuneoffewvariousnotes，began，asIwastold，oneofhisownlyricks；andwhenhehadproceededtothefourthoffifthstanza，Iperceived，bythenamesofseveralpersons，glens，andmountains，whichIhadknownorheardofbefore，thatitwasanaccountofsomeclanbattle。
Butinhisgoingon，thechief（whopiqueshimselfuponhisschool—learning）atsomeparticularpassage，bidhimcease，andcryedout，"There’snothinglikethatinVirgilorHomer。"I
bowed，andtoldhimIbelievedso。Thisyoumaybelievewasveryedifyinganddelightful’"（Scott）。
15。Thanmen，etc。"Itisevidentthattheoldbard，withhissecond—sight，hasaglimmeringnotionwhothestrangeris。Hespeaksbelow[311]of’courtlyspy，’andJames’sspeechhadbetrayedaknowledgeoftheDouglas"（Taylor）。
20。Battled。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；
"battle"inmostothers。Cf。i。626above。
22。Wherebeauty，etc。TheMS。has"Attourneyswherethebraveresort。"Thereferenceistothetournaments，"Where，"asMiltonsays（L’Allegro，119），"throngsofknightsandbaronsbold。
Inweedsofpeace，hightriumphshold，Withstoreofladies，whosebrighteyesRaininfluence，andjudgetheprizeOfwitorarms，whilebothcontendTowinhergracewhomallcommend。"
Cf。87below。
26。Love’s。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；mosteds。have"love。"
29。Plaided。TheplaidwasproperlythedressofaHighlander，thoughitwaswornalsointheLowlands。
51。TheHarperontheisletbeach。"Thispictureistouchedwiththehandofthetruepoet"（Jeffrey）。
56。Asfrom。Asiffrom。Cf。64and83below。ThisellipsiswascommoninElizabethanEnglish。Cf。Shakespeare，Macb。ii。2。
28：
"Onecried’Godblessus！’and’Amen’theother，Astheyhadseenmewiththesehangman’shands。"
65。Inthelastsound。Forthemeasure，seeoni。73above。
69。Hisfleet。Thatis，ofducks。Cf。i。239above。
80。Wouldscorn。Whowouldscorn。Seeoni。528above。
84。Turnedhim。Seeoni。142above，andcf。106below。
86。After。Afterwards；asinShakespeare，Temp。ii。2。10："Andafterbiteme，"etc。Thewordisnotnowusedadverbiallyoftime，thoughwemaysay"hefollowedafter，"etc。The1sted。
reads"thatknight。"